03607nam 2200637 a 450 991080819900332120200520144314.01-282-58201-197866125820110-7425-6844-X(CKB)2560000000016502(EBL)616248(OCoLC)688504164(SSID)ssj0000413072(PQKBManifestationID)12121381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413072(PQKBWorkID)10369383(PQKB)11779609(MiAaPQ)EBC616248(Au-PeEL)EBL616248(CaPaEBR)ebr10446330(CaONFJC)MIL258201(EXLCZ)99256000000001650220090924d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBorderlines and borderlands[electronic resource] political oddities at the edge of the nation-state /edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua HagenLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20101 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-5635-2 0-7425-5636-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-258) and index.Introduction :Borders, identity, and geopolitics / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen -- The Border enclaves of India and Bangladesh : The forgotten lands / Reece Jones -- The Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan boundary : Stalin's cartography, post-Soviet geography / Nick Megoran -- The Wakhan Corridor : endgame of the Great Game / William C. Rowe -- The Caprivi Strip of Namibia : shifting sovereignty and the negotiation of boundaries / Robert Lloyd -- The renaissance of a border that never died : The Green Line between Israel and the West Bank / David Newman -- Locating Kurdistan : contextualizing the region's ambiguous boundaries / Karen Culcasi -- Russia's Kaliningrad exclave: discountinuity as a threat to sovereignty / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen -- Defining Liechtenstein : sovereign borders, offshore banking, and national identity / Robert Ostergren -- Misiones Province, Argentina : how borders shape political identity / Eric D. Carter -- Point Roberts, Washington : boundary problems of an American exclave / Julian V. Minghi --Conclusion :borders in a changing global context / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen.Focusing on unusual international border shapes, this fascinating book highlights the important truth that all borders, even those that appear ""natural,"" were created by people. The unique and compelling histories of some of the world's oddest borders provide an ideal context for accessible and enlightening discussions of cultural globalization, economic integration, international migration, imperialism, postcolonialism, global terrorism, nationalism, and supranationalism. Each contributor's regional expertise enriches a textBoundariesBoundary disputesHuman territorialityPolitical aspectsGeopoliticsBoundaries.Boundary disputes.Human territorialityPolitical aspects.Geopolitics.320.1/2Diener Alexander C877173Hagen Joshua1974-877174MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808199003321Borderlines and borderlands3961629UNINA